• Network play
• Chatting
• Original artwork that doesn't suck (HUD, sprites from models)
• Ambient sounds
• Various characters
• Character attributes
• Animation
• * Day/night cycles
• * Alpha blended sprites
• Font engine
• MMX blended terrains
• Large maps, smooth scrolling
• Inventory system (tentative)
• Keyboard and mouse input
• Base/fake base deployment
• * Electronic jammers
• Camouflage
• Proximity sensors
• Pistol/SMG/Knife
• * Walkie talkies/radios/GPS systems
• * Night vision

This is the preliminary write-up of features we plan to implement:

• The main game loop will be run on a timer, rather than a while loop
• The background will be a scrolling image, with possible transparency effects and multiple overlapping and seethrough backgrounds to create the illusion of 3D
• Collision detection, non-specific to the player, but used by all enemies and weapons
• Database of main character and enemy parameters: life, shields, weapons, position, velocity
• Randomly generated enemies
• Random generator redone
• Movement system for the enemy ships
• Sound effects: enemy collisions, hits, explosions, level completion
• Increasing difficulty levels

Optional features:

• Multiple weapons
• Weapons dealing different amounts of damage to different types of enemies
• Increasing sound tempo on presense of more enemies, slower tempo when less enemies
• Networking
• Shadows
• Mouse control of the ship
• Increasing background speed
• Game saves
• Main menu

We already have a group that we would like to work in for this project:

• Andrew Drawer
• Peter Droppa
• Pavel Safronov
• Olga Tkachov

This listing will be updated as necessary.

I decided on emulating the game project Horned Owl. This game is basically click and shoot at the enemies that show up on the screen. Of course the enemies have some form of intelligence as well. So the game *must* basically have these features, more details can be found on the link above. However, due to the lack of images, we have revamped the idea to include a more futuristic geometric feel to it.

• user will use the mouse or keyboard to control the cursor. the other movements should all be incorporated in the game story line. so for each scenario, the user either has to destroy all the enemies or move on to the next scenario if time runs out. however the player should have the ability to go into shield mode in which damage is lessen but the player can't shoot the enemies
• closer enemies should be perspectively correct, i.e closer objects appear bigger.
• shooting different objects will still produce different results e.g. shooting the metalic body of the enemy should show a puncture. different weapons also produce different results.
• enemies have the ability to move around and retaliate and will come in a series of waves. so we should have some sprite animation for them. some enemies will fly in; some will leap out from hidden places
• game ends when player's life bar goes down to 0. there might be a few difficulty settings to choose from. there can even be a training mode where the player does not die but does not gain any points
• this *demo* level will end with a menacing boss who has a longer life bar than any other enemies
• there might be some power up and bonus but that depends on how "long" the game will be

We are planning to keep a scoreboard (including the high score) and have the game sound very similar to the original Dr. Mario.

The game will also incorporate a 2 player networked mode, where combos on one players side will cause randomly colored capsules to fall on the other players side.

We are aware of the difficulty of spelling "Kalbarczyk" but are prepared to face that challenge.

The gameplay itself will be very similar to Frogger, with a player starting at the bottom of a level. The player is required to move his character through traffic and other obstacles to make his way to the top of the level.

The obstacles include cars, pedestrians, and bikes, among other things. Cars will be crossing the road in many lanes (no matter what the picture of the road may look like. We all know people driving on campus are crazy, right?) If the player get hit by a car, or if time runs out for the current level, he will lose a life and have to start the level over. Making it successfully through these traps will yeild points for the player.

Storyline:
Stewie Griffin the precocious one-year old Family Guy star / tyrant has embarked on a mission of global domination. His first stop en route to world conquest is South Park. In an attempt to put an end to his impending reign of terror, the residents of South Park put up a brave front. Now its upto the player to align with either Stewie and embark on a further siege of the planet or protect the interests of the free world.

The game will feature:

• Sound effects
• Graphics
• Animation
• Basic physics engine
• Collision detection
• Malleable maps
• Network Play
• Chat (time permitting)
• Keyboard and Mouse input
• Character selection screen
• A selection of original weapons.